The game of power begins with the police officers at the local police station.

Chen Shi was very dissatisfied, but he didn't show it. His mother was unsophisticated and had no idea of ​​the value of the clothes.

In Fushan Town, a set of clothes costs one or two hundred yuan. In her understanding, clothes in the city are expensive, costing more than a thousand yuan, which is enough.

Li Nan pulled Wang Guihua aside and said, "Big sister, don't be so polite with me anymore. If you keep being polite, I'll get angry."

Wang Guihua said with a troubled expression, "I can't accept this. Every time I come, you have to spend money."

She came to acknowledge her relatives, not for any personal gain, but for her son's career advancement.

If she could swallow her pride and acknowledge him, she would have come long ago, instead of waiting until now. If her father doesn't acknowledge her, she can go to his workplace and make a scene to force him to acknowledge her.

But Wang Guihua didn't do that. She had pride and self-respect. She wasn't a shrew; it was ingrained in her genes.

Li Nan said with a grin, "If you still consider me your brother's wife, then don't say things like that in the future."

Li Nan disliked her sister-in-law, who always asked for either an official position or money whenever she came over. She was kind-hearted, but not stupid.

They promoted her and her husband, gave them money, and bought her a house, showing no regard for her as their sister-in-law.

They looked down on her, despising her for being just a school principal. They thought that if she had those connections, she would at least be the director of the education bureau.

Li Nan overheard this conversation by chance, and from then on she hated her sister-in-law. She gave a firm order that Wang Mingzhang should never help them again.

Meeting Wang Guihua was a completely different experience. The honesty and sincerity of rural people were written all over her face. It felt like we'd known each other forever, and I immediately took a liking to this older sister.

Knowing about Wang Guihua's plight, I felt very sorry for this woman. I felt that her father-in-law owed Wang Guihua too much, and she wanted to make amends.

The sales clerk respectfully handed over the gold card and the clothes.

Chen Shi stepped forward and took the clothes.

Actually, he could just pretend and pay for it himself.

Chen Shi thought about it and realized there was no need to act like a big shot. If Li Nan saw him showing off, he would make him pay, which would be embarrassing.

Li Nan pulled Wang Guihua along as they walked out of the store.

Li Nan said with a grin, "Big sister, you've never seen a movie before, have you? I'll take you to see one."

"I've seen it before, back when I was in the commune, I saw it outdoors."

I was referring to the movie theater.

Chen Shi explained, "Mom, the movie theater that Auntie mentioned is just like watching it at home, with lots of people."

"Come on, big sister, let's go see a movie."

Going up to the eighth floor, what they saw wasn't important; Li Nan mainly wanted Wang Guihua to experience city life.

Wang Lingze answered a phone call and said to Li Nan, "Mom, my classmates are on the third floor. I'm going to go play with them."

Li Nan reminded him, "Come back early, don't stay out too late."

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Chen Shi followed Li Nan and Wang Guihua to see a movie.

It was Wang Guihua's first time watching a movie in a cinema, and her face was full of curiosity.

After watching the movie, I walked out of the mall, and the driver was already waiting for me.

Upon seeing Li Nan and the other two arrive, they quickly opened the car door.

Li Nan called Wang Lingze and asked if she wanted to go back together. Wang Lingze told Li Nan to go first, as she would be there in a while.

It was almost midnight when Chen Shi got home. This was the second time he had slept in the municipal party committee compound.

The first time was last year, when I came with my mother.

The next morning, after getting up and having breakfast, I saw Wang Mingzhang in the living room. I don't know what time he came back last night.

The most important quality for a leader is excellent physical fitness. Who can stand staying up late and drinking all night? They might end up calling the King of Hell early.

Chen Shi greeted him with a smile, calling him "Uncle," and Wang Mingzhang nodded in response.

He didn't look at Wang Guihua once throughout the entire process.

Chen Shi could tell that Wang Guihua had tried several times to call him "brother," but the words wouldn't come out.

Li Nan looked at Wang Mingzhang: "You didn't get back until almost 2 a.m. last night. Today is Sunday, no work, you should sleep in a little longer. Why are you up so early?"

"I'm going to Yizhou later, I'll be back tomorrow."

"Going to Yizhou again"

From Li Nan's tone, it's clear that Wang Mingzhang has made many trips to Yizhou.

Chen Shi pondered that Wang Mingzhang must have more than just his father-in-law behind him. His father-in-law could only rise to the position of deputy secretary of the municipal party committee at the deputy ministerial level. He had already reached the top. To be able to sit in this position, he must have had connections with a high-ranking official in the provincial party committee.

If you want to advance further, you'll have to go to Yizhou every week, frequently appear around the leaders, and only then will they think of you when there's something good to be done.

The nanny, Xiao Chen, served breakfast first. After Wang Mingzhang ate his breakfast, he left.

Wang Lingze didn't know what time he stayed up last night; he hadn't gotten up yet and was still fast asleep.

Chen Shi originally intended to leave after breakfast, but Li Nan asked Wang Guihua to stay for lunch.

Li Nan took Wang Guihua for a walk in the park, but Chen Shi didn't go with them; he stayed home and watched TV.

When Li Nan left, she instructed the nanny, Xiao Chen, to prepare lunch at 11:00 AM so that Chen Shi and Wang Guihua could return home earlier.

Li Nan and Wang Guihua returned, chatted for a while, and then the meal was ready, but Wang Lingze hadn't gotten up yet.

Li Nan called out, "Big sister, dinner's ready."

Wang Guihua said, "Nannan, Lingze hasn't gotten up yet. Let's wait for her."

"This child can sleep a lot, sometimes until after 1 a.m. on weekends. She's grumpy when she wakes up and doesn't like anyone disturbing her sweet dreams."

Seeing this, Wang Guihua knew she couldn't wait until after 1 a.m. and had to go back earlier.

After finishing their meal, Chen Shi smiled and said, "Aunt, let's head back now. It's a long journey, and it'll be dark by the time we get home."

Wang Guihua stood up: "Nannan, I'll come see you again when I have time. The Wang family is so lucky to have such a good daughter-in-law like you; it's a blessing from our ancestors."

Li Nan smiled and said, "Wait a minute, let me give you a red envelope."

Wang Guihua quickly said, "No, I bought you a set of clothes last night, how can I accept your red envelope?"

Li Nan took out an envelope from her bag, inside which was a thick wad of cash.

Judging from the looks of it, it's at least ten thousand or more.

"This is a small token of my appreciation, please take it, sister."

Wang Guihua walked away, saying, "No, how can I accept your red envelope?"

Li Nan smiled and said, "Big sister, if you're not taking it, it means you think it's not enough."

Wang Guihua secretly made up her mind that she absolutely could not accept it.

Li Nan was somewhat angry when she saw that Wang Guihua insisted on not accepting the offer.

Chen Shi quickly said, "Mom, this is just a small token of my aunt's appreciation, please accept it."

When you visit relatives and they give you money, it depends on their social standing. If they are well-off but you are a poor country person, you should accept their money.

If you don't want it, you're being ungrateful.

Wang Guihua saw Chen Shi give her a look, signaling her to accept, and she reluctantly took the red envelope.

Li Nan then smiled broadly; she genuinely wanted to make amends to Wang Guihua.

Li Nan called the driver to take Chen Shi and Wang Guihua to the station.

After getting out of the car, Chen Shi thanked the driver repeatedly.

Li Nan can treat him as a driver, but Chen Shi can't. Don't you even know whose driver he is?

In the waiting room, Wang Guihua took out the envelope and saw that it contained a total of 20,000 yuan. Last time she came, the red envelope contained 10,000 yuan, and this time it contained 20,000 yuan.

Wang Guihua was moved to tears. No one had ever been so kind to her in her entire life.

Chen Shi took a tissue and wiped away his mother's tears.

Wang Guihua stuffed the envelope into Chen Shi's hand: "Xiao Shi, take this. Mom knows it's not easy for you out there, and you have to spend money everywhere. This money is for you to use when you're out socializing."

Chen Shi didn't want it, but he was indeed short of money, had too many social engagements, and spent money everywhere.

Holding the thick envelope, she felt an abundance of maternal love.